Chondrosarcoma of the thumb arising from a solitary enchondroma

✍ Scribed by M. Peiper; C. Zornig

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 394 KB
• Volume: 116
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1434-3916
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00393722

✦ Synopsis

Secondary chondrosarcoma of the bone of the hand arising from a solitary enchondroma is a rare entity, with only 16 published cases in the literature. We report the clinicopathologic findings of a new case arising from a preexisting solitary enchondroma. A review of the literature is discussed. struction of the bone (Fig. 2). An incisional biopsy of the tumor suggested benign enchondroma. During the follow-up, the tumor grew progressively. To enable the patient to continue to work on his farm, a ray resection including the metacarpal was performed